Charles Wexler
@cjwexler.bsky.social
Civil War Naval historian examining Confederate ironclad construction and the Federal Blockade off Charleston Harbor. Philly sports fan, PhD, Associate Professor at a community college. Also: metal, foodways. Views are my own, not my employers, etc.
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Now available for free! Please check out this important special issue. Now more than ever, the Civil War era provides us with important lessons for our harrowing current moment
What Is To Be Done? Historians of Crisis in a Moment of Crisis a special Issue of @jcwe.bsky.social is available to READ FOR FREE now on @projectmuse.bsky.social.
18 Civil War–era historians reflect on scholarship, teaching & today’s political crisis. Read it now👇
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18 Civil War–era historians reflect on scholarship, teaching & today’s political crisis. Read it now👇
muse.jhu.edu/journal/516
Project MUSE - The Journal of the Civil War Era
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February 17, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Now available for free! Please check out this important special issue. Now more than ever, the Civil War era provides us with important lessons for our harrowing current moment
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Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Tullahoma and Manchester have been on emergency water supplies in local water tanks for the past few hrs while the Duck River Utilities repaired a leak that took hrs longer than planned. That is now seemingly fixed and they are pressurizing the lines, per FB posts from the TUA and Manchester Times.
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Tullahoma and Manchester have been on emergency water supplies in local water tanks for the past few hrs while the Duck River Utilities repaired a leak that took hrs longer than planned. That is now seemingly fixed and they are pressurizing the lines, per FB posts from the TUA and Manchester Times.
That was a wonderfully well done halftime show from Bad Bunny. I need to go back and rewatch it a few more times since I feel there is so much I missed.
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
That was a wonderfully well done halftime show from Bad Bunny. I need to go back and rewatch it a few more times since I feel there is so much I missed.
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As we observe the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, this is your yearly reminder to be clear in teaching the kids who established it, and why. #tellthemwhatwedid
Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100
They can't take what they didn't give.
Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100
They can't take what they didn't give.
ASALH - The Founders of Black History Month | About the 2026 Black History Month
93rd Annual Black History Luncheon - February 16, 2019, Washington, DC. It’s the premier event and hottest ticket in the Nation’s Capital in the month of February. And, YOU don’t want to miss it.
asalh.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
As we observe the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, this is your yearly reminder to be clear in teaching the kids who established it, and why. #tellthemwhatwedid
Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100
They can't take what they didn't give.
Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100
They can't take what they didn't give.
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Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE.
📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE.
📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Tennessee GOP unveils ‘Immigration 2026’ agenda as national ‘model’
A sweeping package of legislation, imposing immigration checks in a range of state/local public services, arose from meetings between the House Speaker & Stephen Miller.
tennesseelookout.com/2026/01/15/t... @tennesseelookout.com
A sweeping package of legislation, imposing immigration checks in a range of state/local public services, arose from meetings between the House Speaker & Stephen Miller.
tennesseelookout.com/2026/01/15/t... @tennesseelookout.com
Tennessee Republicans unveil 'Immigration 2026' agenda as 'model' for rest of nation • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Republicans unveiled a slate of legislation targeting immigrants without legal status, following a White House directive.
tennesseelookout.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Tennessee GOP unveils ‘Immigration 2026’ agenda as national ‘model’
A sweeping package of legislation, imposing immigration checks in a range of state/local public services, arose from meetings between the House Speaker & Stephen Miller.
tennesseelookout.com/2026/01/15/t... @tennesseelookout.com
A sweeping package of legislation, imposing immigration checks in a range of state/local public services, arose from meetings between the House Speaker & Stephen Miller.
tennesseelookout.com/2026/01/15/t... @tennesseelookout.com
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"A fire heavily damaged Mississippi’s largest synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship in northeast Jackson that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights." mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:23 AM
"A fire heavily damaged Mississippi’s largest synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship in northeast Jackson that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights." mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Happy New Year! Nothing says the start of the year like a fresh coating of snow on the ground.
January 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Happy New Year! Nothing says the start of the year like a fresh coating of snow on the ground.
Eagles keep getting away with it.
December 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Eagles keep getting away with it.
I did not miss shovelling about an inch of ice off my parents driveway this morning.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I did not miss shovelling about an inch of ice off my parents driveway this morning.
That feeling when the ringing in your ear is so loud and sharp it keeps you up in the middle of the night.
December 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
That feeling when the ringing in your ear is so loud and sharp it keeps you up in the middle of the night.
Fall 2025 is done. I need a nap.
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Fall 2025 is done. I need a nap.
Normal service in the Tyne-Wear derby has resumed. Ha'way the lads!
December 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Normal service in the Tyne-Wear derby has resumed. Ha'way the lads!
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Link to the NHK World feed for coverage on the recent earthquake and tsunami warning for Hokkaido and other portions of northern Japan
Link to the NHK World feed for coverage on the recent earthquake and tsunami warning for Hokkaido and other portions of northern Japan
Watch Live TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Link to the NHK World feed for coverage on the recent earthquake and tsunami warning for Hokkaido and other portions of northern Japan
Link to the NHK World feed for coverage on the recent earthquake and tsunami warning for Hokkaido and other portions of northern Japan
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Aftyn Behn is going to fall a little short here but the shift from 2024 in today's election in central Tennessee is looking like ~15 or so points to the left.
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07
December 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Aftyn Behn is going to fall a little short here but the shift from 2024 in today's election in central Tennessee is looking like ~15 or so points to the left.
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07
The big surprise to me is total turnout, specials normally are very low turnout but this may have more voters than the '22 midterm in TN-07
Auburn for once did not go the chaos route when selecting a football coach. Progress?
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Auburn for once did not go the chaos route when selecting a football coach. Progress?
Auburn went full Auburn in the Iron Bowl.
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Auburn went full Auburn in the Iron Bowl.
Sunderland, till the end.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sunderland, till the end.
Why are you catching that punt on the two. Why.
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Why are you catching that punt on the two. Why.
That was not PI, but it looked like Dallas was being held while trying to run a route. So there was a penalty on the Lions secondary, just not what they called.
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM
That was not PI, but it looked like Dallas was being held while trying to run a route. So there was a penalty on the Lions secondary, just not what they called.
Um eagles what are you doing
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Um eagles what are you doing